Odd Fellows

Odd Fellows (Mrs. Mollie Crew)
No. 2511 Little Bee lodge
named by Mr. Henry Wells (Mrs.
Crew's father).
Mr. Jim.[?] Britton was one of
the charter members -- one
of the older members.
Mr. Ed. Turpin and J.H.
Washington were important
men in the lodge. Mr.
Frank Wilkins was a mem-
ber for many years.
They helped buy & pay for an
old folks home in Jackson-
ville.
They held up till about
~1917. They had lost quite a
number by death. Mr.
Wells was a leading spirit.
They owned the [illegible characters crossed out] bldg. where
Odd Fellows... (Mollie Crew)
the Galesburg Laundry
is -- their bldg. The
lower floor was rented
for a feed store. Their
rooms were up stairs.
Ten men in the lodge owned
this. It was the only one
downtown owned by colored
folks.
I did the business
details for the lodge when
Father was in his last
illness -- year or so.
After his death the lodge
asked Mrs Crew to con-
tinue this work for a
year.
About a year & 1/2 after
Mr. Well's death the
lodge went inactive. He
was the activating spirit. -- over --
Mrs. Crew's great grand father
was the Rev. Levi Henderson --
2nd pastor of Allen Chapel.

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Odd Fellows (Mrs. Mollie Crew)
No. 2511 Little Bee lodge
named by Mr. Henry Wells (Mrs.
Crew's father).
Mr. Jim.[?] Britton was one of
the charter members -- one
of the older members.
Mr. Ed. Turpin and J.H.
Washington were important
men in the lodge. Mr.
Frank Wilkins was a mem-
ber for many years.
They helped buy & pay for an
old folks home in Jackson-
ville.
They held up till about
~1917. They had lost quite a
number by death. Mr.
Wells was a leading spirit.
They owned the [illegible characters crossed out] bldg. where
Odd Fellows... (Mollie Crew)
the Galesburg Laundry
is -- their bldg. The
lower floor was rented
for a feed store. Their
rooms were up stairs.
Ten men in the lodge owned
this. It was the only one
downtown owned by colored
folks.
I did the business
details for the lodge when
Father was in his last
illness -- year or so.
After his death the lodge
asked Mrs Crew to con-
tinue this work for a
year.
About a year & 1/2 after
Mr. Well's death the
lodge went inactive. He
was the activating spirit. -- over --
Mrs. Crew's great grand father
was the Rev. Levi Henderson --
2nd pastor of Allen Chapel.

Physical Description

handwritten on 8.5 x 5.25 (half) sheet

Filename

notespages2-3.tif

Location of original

J. Howell Atwood Manuscript Collection (box 8)

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